In British, Australian, New Zealand, and some Canadian universities, a tutor is often but not always a postgraduate student or a lecturer assigned to conduct a seminar for undergraduate students, often known as a tutorial. The equivalent of a tutor in the United States of America (U.S.) and the rest of Canada is known as a teaching assistant. At St. John's College the professors are referred to as tutors. They serve the function of guiding the conversation and attempting to keep it focused, whet… (More on Tutor)